Quiz: We Have a Winner. 

"Jack Does Cars" (jackdoescars) 07/15/2015 at 13:50 • Filed to: quiz

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It is, in fact, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer. Good job.

Clues:

I had the last American built, gas powered inline-6.

I was sold under seven different nameplates.

I had an HBO documentary about me.

USDM, but also built in Russia.

What am I?

For Sweden > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 13:53

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Jeep TJ Wrangler

Jack Does Cars > For Sweden 07/15/2015 at 13:54

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No. Sorry. 3 points for trying.

Party-vi > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 13:54

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Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 13:54

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Trailblazer

Jack Does Cars > Party-vi 07/15/2015 at 13:54

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Yes.

(no, try again)

For Sweden > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 13:55

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Can I convert these points to miles?

Jack Does Cars > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/15/2015 at 13:55

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DING DING DING YOU WIN THE POINTS

Jack Does Cars > For Sweden 07/15/2015 at 13:56

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There is now law against it, so go ahead.

Party-vi > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 13:57

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Horseshit. The BB 512 used two inline 6’s to make the flat 12 engine and was built under license in Russia by Ferarri and was also badged as a Dino (the 6cyl. economy model). The HBO documentary “Where Angels Soar” was produced to document the amazing feat of engineering that was the joint American/Italian engine effort.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 13:57

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There was a documentary about the Trailblazer? What was it called? The Flaming Pile of Shit that Sold Far Too Well?

HammerheadFistpunch > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 13:57

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GMT 360

aka

Trailblazer

Ranier

envoy

ascender

bravada

9-7X

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 07/15/2015 at 13:59

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The trailblazer was awesome.

Jack Does Cars > HammerheadFistpunch 07/15/2015 at 14:00

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Good job. A few minutes late, though.

Jack Does Cars > Party-vi 07/15/2015 at 14:00

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But it wasn’t made in 2009, in Moraine, Ohio. Very close, though.

Party-vi > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 14:02

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Close enough.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 14:02

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took me a minute to write down all the variants.

Jack Does Cars > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 07/15/2015 at 14:03

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I have a TrailBlazer, and am not it’s biggest fan. I completely agree.

The HBO doc is called, “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant,” and it is actually quite good.

Jack Does Cars > HammerheadFistpunch 07/15/2015 at 14:04

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And lest we not forget the absolutely dreadful Chevrolet SSR.

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 07/15/2015 at 14:04

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Wait, the Trailblazer has an I6? Is this a car someone should buy?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/15/2015 at 14:05

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The driveline was awesome, the rest of it was... well it was pretty awful.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 14:05

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Did not know that.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/15/2015 at 14:06

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Ever owned one? You might change your tune if you have. The Trailblazer really does nothing well, to be honest. I don't know a single person who owned one that has had a positive thing to say about it.

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 07/15/2015 at 14:07

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nope nope NOOOOO. The Atlas 4200 was EASILY the best part of that entire program though. some people swap them into cruisers because they are way lighter, more fuel efficient and powerful than the Toyota unit. Of course, for all the trouble, most people just put in an LS and call it good.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/15/2015 at 14:07

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Disagree. With both items, actually. The driveline would have been awesome with a 4l65e instead of a 60. As it is it’s let down by the weakest link... And I quite liked the looks, and the interior. And it proved durable.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 07/15/2015 at 14:09

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Not me personally, but my brother in law had one. They really missed it after they smacked it up. It was durable and comfortable, and would go anywhere they needed, so good car.

RazoE > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 14:23

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dreadful until it got a 390 horsepower 6.0L LS2 and 6-speed manual.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/15/2015 at 14:30

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Well of course the 60 is a piece of shit, that’s a given. It’s a 700R4 with electronics, which was also a piece of shit. But the engine was excellent, and the A4WD worked very well when needed. It was also pretty comfortable.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 07/15/2015 at 14:33

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I have met plenty who would say the opposite. Apparently you got a dud. The Atlas is an amazing engine that should have taken the place of the 4.3 a long time ago. It was comfortable, fast for a midsize, and decently capable. In fact really the only two things wrong with them were the interior build and material quality and the 4L60E. I would totally daily drive one again, as long as I had the rainy day fund ready to build the transmission.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/15/2015 at 14:34

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The looks were alright, and the interior looked okay, but it was pretty poor quality.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/15/2015 at 14:35

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The problem with the 60 is not the system. It’s the fact that they used weaker components to save money. You can change a few key components in the 60, and it’ll be almost bulletproof for 95% of humanity. Then if you stand back and look at what you did, you make a 4L65...

But in general I agree.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/15/2015 at 14:39

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By the feel of things, I have to agree. I’d have to say the say the same thing about my truck, actually. But hard plasic IS durable, and clips are easily popped back in, so to me it doesn’t really matter. I’d say most of the complaints people had about interior could have been solved by using screws rather than clips, so that you didn’t get the squishy/squeaky joints, but pre-bankruptcy GM ain’t care.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/15/2015 at 14:51

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The engine is one of the few bright spots of the Trailblazer, for the most part. Of the 5 people I’ve known who bought them new, only one still has theirs, and they regret it’s purchase on an almost daily basis. The front suspension is junk. The truck is just too heavy for it. The transmission is no good either. It will only find a gear when warm. And the ABS system is rather wonky, in that it will randomly engage at the most inopportune times.

Roundbadge > Jack Does Cars 07/15/2015 at 15:11

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As an aside, I got to tour this plant when they were still making Blazers/Jimmys/Bravadas while I was in college...would’ve been fall of 1997. I remember the professor commenting that the paint room had been updated recently, so the plant would likely run at least 10 more years. He wasn’t far off the mark.